Device for extending clotheslines into a room



June 3 1924. 1,496,308

W. Y. GAMBEE DEVICE FOR EXTENDING CLOTHESLINES INTO A ROOM Filed Jan. 23. 192.2

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DEVICE FOR EXTENDING CLOTHESLINES INTO A ROOM.

Application filed January 23, 1922. Serial No. 531,119.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Y. GAMBEE, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in De vices for Extending Clotheslines into a Room, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable thoseskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a device for so mounting a clothesline in connection with a window opening or the framework thereof that the clothesline and one pulley thereof may be extended into a room through said window opening and may be moved outwardly through the window opening and retained into its last named position, and the object of this invention is to provide a device of the class and for the purpose specified comprising an arm in the free end of which is mounted a pulley and the other end of which is universaly mounted in connection with a suitable bracket whereby said arm may be swung inwardly and outward 1y through the window opening and may pass through said opening in a diagonal position or between opposite corners of the window opening, whereby an arm of the greatest possiblelength may be employed; and with this and other objects in view the invention consists in a device of the class and for the purpose specified which is sim ple in construction and operation and'efficient in use, and which is constructed and operated as hereinafter described and .claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view through the bottom part of a window opening with part of the construction broken away, and showing my improved clothesline supporting device mounted in connection therewith and indicating the method of its use;

Fig. 2 a transverse sectional view through one side of the window frame on an enlarged scale and showing my improved clothesline supporting device mounted in connection therewith, with part of the construction broken away and in section;

Fig. 3 a partial section on the line ma1 of Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 4 an inside view of the lower end portion of a window frame and showing my improvement mounted in connection therewith and indicating the method of passing the arm thereof through the window opening.

In the drawing I have indicated at 5 a window opening in the framework 6 of which is mounted the usual window 7 movable vertically therein, or in channels 8 in the sides of the frame 6 and outwardly of thechannels 8 just below the window 7 when both sashes are in a raised position,

pling block 141 on said pivot pin 13.

The coupling block 14: 'is provided with a fork-shaped extension 16 in which one end of an arm 17 is pivotally mounted as clearly shown in'Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, and said coupling block is providedon I secure my improved clothesline supportits oute'r'face with an eccentric flange plate 18 which" serves to retain one memberof the clothesline in position, as hereinafter set out.

The free end of the arm 17 is enlarged and provided with an aperture 19 in which is rotatably mounted a pulley 20 around which the clothesline 21 is adapted to pass,

and the top member of the clothesline normally passes through the hook-shaped por tion 12 of the bracket 10 and rests upon the cylindrical portion of the coupling block 14; and the bottom member of the clothesline extends downwardly as indicated in full lines in Fig. 1 of the drawing and in the position of the arm 17 shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the same is held inits raised position by a hook-shaped member 22 pivotally mounted on the inner face of the window frame, and after the clothes have been mounted on the bottom member of the line and moved outwardly through the window opening in the usual manner, the bottom member of the line is passed upwardly over the flange 18 and within the spaces between said flange and the hook-shaped portion 12 of the bracket 10, after which the arm 17 is raised and the hook-shaped member 22 swung into inoperative position, and said arm 17 is then swung downwardly and laterally as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawing to pass said arm outwardly through the window opening, and said arm is then moved into an approximate vertical position outwardly of the sill of the window and is retained in such position by a suitable spring clamp 23.

The pivotal connection of the arm 17 in the forked end 16 of the coupling block 14 and the rotatable mounting of the block 14 on the pivot pin 13 forms a universal mounting of the arm 17 in connection with the bracket 10 as will be apparent, and in use this facilitates the mounting of clothes upon the line from within a room or compartment into which the arm 17 extends, and while I have shown certain details of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it will be understood that I am not necessarily limited to these details, and various changes therein and modifications thereof may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Pat out, is

,1. A device for mounting a clothesline in connection with a window frame comprising a substantially L-shaped bracket adapted to be secured to one side of a window frame, said bracket being provided with a. part bent outwardly and downwardly to form a line retaining member, a coupling block rotatably mounted in connection with said bracket, and comprising a substantially 1 eeesos cylindrical body provided. at one side with a projecting cam-shaped flange adapted to retain a clothesline upon said coupling block inwardly of said flange, and an arm pivotally mounted in connection with said coupling block.

2. A device for mounting a clothesline in connection with a window frame comprising a substantially L-shaped bracket adapted to be secured to one side of a window frame, said bracket being provided with a part bent outwardly and downwardly to form a line retaining member, a coupling block rotatably mounted in connection with said bracket and comprising a substantially cylindrical body provided at one side with a projecting cam-shaped flange adapted to re tain a clothesline upon said coupling block inwardly of said flange, and with a laterally directed fork-shaped extension, an arm pivotally mounted in connection with the fork-shaped extension of said coupling block, whereby said arm is universally mounted and movable with reference to said bracket, and the fee end portion of said arm being provided with a pulley around which a clothesline is adapted to pass.

3. The herein described means for mounting a clothesline extension arm in connection with a window frame comprising a substantially L-shaped bracket, a coupling block rotatably mounted in connection with said bracket and provided with a substantially cylindrical portion provided at one side with a. substantially cam-shaped flange and with a laterally directed fork-shaped extension in connection with which a clothesline extending arm movably connected, and said bracket being provided with a part, which cooperates with said coupling block to form a keeper for one part of a clothesline. i i

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed. my name this 21st day of January 1922. v

V \VILLIAM' Y. GAMBEE. 

